H. Jay Siskin (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Director of the Language Lab at Cabrillo College. He has published extensively in language pedagogy, with research interests in the culture of the foreign language classroom, methodology and technology.
Thomas T. Field (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Director of he Center for the Humanities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He writes and speaks on French and Occitan, language in society, multimedia computing, and the teaching of culture.
Julie A. Storme (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is Associate Professor of French at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Her areas of specialization include content-based instruction, reading skills, and cross-cultural diversity.
Immerse yourself in the French-speaking worldWhen you immerse yourself in the French-speaking world, you become engaged in the language. Francophone culture not only draws you in with its richness and vibrancy; it’s also the best vehicle for mastering the language.
That’s why Siskin, Field, and Storme’s Fourth Edition of Ouvertures uses culture as an organizing principle. Ouvertures integrates culture into the teaching of all five skills―speaking, grammar, listening, reading, and writing. These skills provide the basis for exploring the cultures of the francophone world.
Features
- Cultural themes serve as unifying elements within each chapter. New readings update the cultural focus of the text, and new cultural sections (Notions de culture) expand the chapter themes.
- The text presents a manageable amount of material while paying thorough attention to all five skills.
- New, realia-based exercises (À la loupe) encourage you to think critically.
- The text’s process-writing approach to composition assignments helps you brainstorm vocabulary, create plans, and write and revise drafts.
- A two-step grammar presentation first quickly reviews grammar points generally covered in first-year French courses, and then explains and practices new grammar that you need at the intermediate level of French.
The Complete Ouvertures package:
- Lab Audio CDs to accompany the Lab Manual portion of the Activities Manual (ISBN: 0-471-77415-4)
- Activities Manual including the Workbook, Lab Manual, and Workbook Answer Key (ISBN: 0-471-47865-2)
- Ouvertures DVD (ISBN: 0-471-77211-9)
- Password-protected Instructor's Book Companion Website including the Online Instructor's Manual
- Student's Book Companion Website www.wiley.com/college/siskin
From the Back Cover
Immerse yourself in the French-speaking worldWhen you immerse yourself in the French-speaking world, you become engaged in the language. Francophone culture not only draws you in with its richness and vibrancy; it’s also the best vehicle for mastering the language.
That’s why Siskin, Field, and Storme’s Fourth Edition of Ouvertures uses culture as an organizing principle. Ouvertures integrates culture into the teaching of all five skills―speaking, grammar, listening, reading, and writing. These skills provide the basis for exploring the cultures of the francophone world.
Features
- Cultural themes serve as unifying elements within each chapter. New readings update the cultural focus of the text, and new cultural sections (Notions de culture) expand the chapter themes.
- The text presents a manageable amount of material while paying thorough attention to all five skills.
- New, realia-based exercises (À la loupe) encourage you to think critically.
- The text’s process-writing approach to composition assignments helps you brainstorm vocabulary, create plans, and write and revise drafts.
- A two-step grammar presentation first quickly reviews grammar points generally covered in first-year French courses, and then explains and practices new grammar that you need at the intermediate level of French.
The Complete Ouvertures package:
- Lab Audio CDs to accompany the Lab Manual portion of the Activities Manual (ISBN: 0-471-77415-4)
- Activities Manual including the Workbook, Lab Manual, and Workbook Answer Key (ISBN: 0-471-47865-2)
- Ouvertures DVD (ISBN: 0-471-77211-9)
- Password-protected Instructor's Book Companion Website including the Online Instructor's Manual
- Student's Book Companion Website www.wiley.com/college/siskin
About the Author
H. Jay Siskin (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Director of the Language Lab at Cabrillo College. He has published extensively in language pedagogy, with research interests in the culture of the foreign language classroom, methodology and technology.
Thomas T. Field (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Director of he Center for the Humanities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He writes and speaks on French and Occitan, language in society, multimedia computing, and the teaching of culture.
Julie A. Storme (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is Associate Professor of French at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Her areas of specialization include content-based instruction, reading skills, and cross-cultural diversity.
